Match Sport is again! Martin Brief delivered the laughs on an all-new season after 4 years off the air. The Solely Murders within the Constructing star changed Alex Baldwin, who hosted the sport present from 2016 to 2021.
Within the premiere episode, six celebrities tried to match 4 contestants with the identical solutions for them to win $25,000. These celebrities had been Selena Gomez, Cara Delevigne, Kevin Nealon, Anthony Anderson, BD Wong, and Ziwe Fumudoh. Brief has shared the display screen with each Gomez and Delevigne in OMITB and Wong in Father of the Bride.
From the start, Brief delivered the jokes, together with riffing on himself for utilizing Kris Jenner‘s plastic surgeon. “With us are the most important stars in leisure, and likewise, Anthony Anderson,” he joked.
Pleasure and Jordan, a drag queen from Montreal, Canada, had been the contestants vying for cash. Pleasure known as Brief a “cutie pie,” which made the host blush. All through the present, Brief joked that he was “getting laid” when Pleasure stored delivering him compliments.
Brief began off the sport by cursing when he couldn’t get the cardboard board to decrease. “You son of a b***h. Have a look at that!” he mentioned. He lastly acquired it to go down, and Pleasure went first, selecting the “A” envelope.
The primary query was “Cara Delevigne is so ridiculously well-known, and so are her eyebrows. They’re so well-known, they’ve been seen strolling the pink carpet at ___.” Pleasure answered with “The Oscars.” She acquired two matches with Gomez and Nealon.
Jordan’s fill-in-the-blank query was “Chad mentioned my protected phrase is ‘vanilla.’ The girl on the financial institution mentioned, ‘Nice. I’m comfortable for you, however all I want is your ___.” He answered with “ID.” Gomez and Nealon had been matches once more. Anderson additionally matched, giving Jordan three factors.
Throughout the second spherical, Brief tried to press the button to open the board with the envelopes once more, however he couldn’t. This time, he fell to the ground dramatically, which had everybody cracking up. Brief lastly acquired it after getting up off the ground.
Jordan’s second query was, “You all the time hear about individuals getting murdered on The White Lotus. That’s why I keep on the Jaleel White Lotus, the place I get nerdy Urkel vibes and housekeeping all the time leaves ____ in your pillow.” His reply was glasses, which Brief mentioned was “Very intelligent.” He didn’t get any matches as all of them mentioned “chocolate.”
Pleasure’s subsequent query was risque. “In throuple information, Adam and Eve are searching for a 3rd. Candidates have to be cool with nudity, heavy gardening, and blanks,” it learn. Pleasure’s reply was snakes. Delevigne and Fumudoh had been each matches, making Pleasure the winner with 4.
For the Bonus Spherical, Pleasure needed to fill-in-the-blank on “Simply For ____.” She might choose three celebrities to assist her with responses. Gomez picked “enjoyable.” Nealson chosen “laughs.” Fumudoh mentioned “kicks.” Pleasure picked “laughs.” She gained $2,000 since laughs was the third hottest reply. The opposite two solutions had been “You” and “enjoyable.” She might multiply her whole by 5 in a star head-to-head match. She picked Gomez once more. “Cat ___” was the clean. Pleasure mentioned “Nip,” however Gomez mentioned “Fish,” so she didn’t win $10,000.
The second sport of the episode was performed with the identical celebrities, however completely different contestants. Kwame, an African market employee, and Missy, a preschool instructor and a senior citizen health teacher, had been the 2 contestants.
This time round, Brief had a better time opening the board. Kwame went with B, which learn, “Dr. Seuss wrote the youngsters’s e-book, Oh, the Locations You’ll Go!, however he additionally wrote a model for senior residents titled, Oh, the Locations You’ll ____.” Kwame’s reply was sleep. Not one of the celebrities matched him, with a lot of them writing “die.”
Missy’s query was “Sir Lancelot mentioned, ‘I made the most important mistake a knight might make, procuring a Temu. The final go well with of armor I ordered was a knock-off of ____.” The contestant’s reply was “tinfoil.” Anderson and Wong each matched, giving Missy a rating of two.
Brief struggled as soon as once more with the envelopes, and this time the board went up as he fell to the ground, however he lastly acquired it and was met with applause. “LGBTQ actor BD Wong was made an MD for the FBI on Legislation & Order: SVU. If he had anymore letters, we might name him a ___.” Missy’s reply was “physician.” She didn’t get any matches, with two of the celebrities saying “alphabet.”
Kwame’s second fill-in-the-blank was “I as soon as had a dentist named Ruth, all the time drunk on gin and vermouth. She revved up the drill, mentioned, ‘Lie again and sit nonetheless.’ Then, board a gap in my ___, not my tooth.” Because the celebrities took some time to provide their solutions, Brief joked that they had been “misplaced” and he believed that they didn’t assume they had been nonetheless enjoying the sport. Kwame answered with “butt.” Not one of the celebrities matched him, so Missy gained with two factors.
For Tremendous Match, Missy needed to fill within the clean on “That’s So ____.” To assist her, Nealon mentioned “cool.” Anderson’s response was “Raven.” Wong picked “fly.” Missy picked “Raven.” She gained $5,000 when her reply matched the highest one. The opposite two had been “fetch” and “humorous.” For the head-to-head, Missy picked Anderson once more.
The clue was “___ wash.” Missy gained $25,000 after she mentioned “automobile” and matched with the Black-ish star. Tune in subsequent week to see six new stars assist 4 contestants win cash.
Match Sport, Wednesdays, 9/8c, ABC (Streaming subsequent day on Hulu)
